Chrome-Stats extension
Official Media Bias/Fact Check Extension
Show Media Bias / Fact Check ratings for Facebook, Twitter and news websites as you browse
What is Official Media Bias/Fact Check Extension?
Official Media Bias/Fact Check Extension is a comprehensive Firefox add-on that provides Media Bias / Fact Check ratings for Facebook, Twitter, and news websites. Stay informed and don't fall for Fake News sources with 3000+ media sources listed in our database and a new collapsible news feature to reduce stress from extreme FB friends.
Stats
By:
Mike Crowe
Rating:
3.81
(16)
Creation date:
2020-11-24
Weekly download count:
6
Firefox on Android:
No
Risk impact:
Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
- alarms
- *://facebook.com/*
- *://*.facebook.com/*
- *://twitter.com/*
- *://*.twitter.com/*
- storage
- tabs
Size:
307.13K
Email:
dr*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website
,Privacy policy
Stats date:
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Summary
Be informed as you read your Facebook feed. We are the most comprehensive media bias resource on the internet. There are currently 3000+ media sources listed in our database and growing every day. Don’t be fooled by Fake News sources.
Updated to for the new Facebook layout
We are very excited to announce a new feature: Collapsable News
- Click on the "Collapse" section on the left
- Choose which news categories to collapse in your feed
- Revel in the reduction in stress from your extreme FB friends
User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated.
Pros
- Helps avoid ideology-driven news sites
- Differentiates between trustworthy and non-factual articles
- Allows users to get a rough idea about media sources
Cons
- Slows down Firefox and can cause it to crash
- Sometimes interferes with display of likes on social media and may collapse posts
- In dark mode, font color and background may need adjustment
Most mentioned
- Problems with functionality on social media
- Ease of identifying media bias
- Issues with browser speed when extension is used
Recent reviews
Is nothing like the original MBFC app that used to be really useful. All this one did was slow down Firefox, and cause it to crash. I know this because Firefox was telling me so with a unclickable blinking annoying "MBFC is slowing down Firefox".
So it's gone.
by
tnt, 2023-11-14
Safety
Risk impact
Official Media Bias/Fact Check Extension is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this add-on unless you absolutely trust this publisher.
Risk likelihood
Official Media Bias/Fact Check Extension has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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